Ashley Boyd

After the 9/11 attacks, after the smoke was gone, after the rubble cleared away, New Yorkers had a city to rebuild. In response to fast-tracked redevelopment plans, more than 5,000 people gathered in the largest town hall in American history. They came to vote on the city’s six proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero. But instead, the people rejected the top down approach and successfully charted a new path forward. Their work determined what is at Ground Zero today. And their story is an example of what democracy can look like.

A young girl named Desi grows up in a home where her Dad loves her, and her Mom abuses her. As she turned older, she was in relationships with guys that treats her the same way her Mom did. She suffers the consequences when the last straw is taken with blood on her hands.